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For Immediate Release |
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| June 26, 2009 |
Corey Britt, Deputy United States Marshal Lafayette, Louisiana (337) 262-6792 (Office) |
| St. Mary Parish Kidnapper Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Miami |
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On June 25th U.S. Marshals arrested
twenty-five-year-old Jose Santos in Miami nearly one week after Santos
allegedly kidnapped his fifteen-year-old girlfriend. St. Mary filed charges
against Santos on Tuesday, June 23rd for Aggravated Kidnapping. At that time
the U.S. Marshal’s Western District of Louisiana’s Fugitive Task Force was
already working the case; Saint Mary Parish officials contacted the US
Marshals on June 20th stating that Santos had fled and was believed to be in
Florida. As soon as the warrant was issued, U.S. Marshals in Lafayette
contacted U.S. Marshals in Ft. Lauderdale who immediately adopted the case
and began running down information, mainly searching for Santos’ 2007 Ford
Pickup. On June 25th at approximately 6:30 p.m. (EST) Deputies and Task Force Officers from Florida’s US Marshals Regional Task Force in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami converged on an area in Miami where both Santos and the victim were believed to be. The child was spotted at a gas station with her suitcase and Santos was located and arrested while walking down the street. The child is believed to be unharmed and Santos could face charges in Florida. The United States Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana said, “The coordinated effort of all law enforcement to bring dangerous criminals to justice ensures that the streets and neighborhoods of Louisiana are a safer place to raise our children.” Annually,
investigations carried out by the U.S. Marshals result in the apprehension
of approximately 34,000 federal fugitives. More federal fugitives are
arrested by Marshals than all other federal agencies combined. |